A young boy recounts his day in the barnyard, in verse, naming the animals and farm implements, while searching for clues to this lost carrot. Use this story to show different type of book written about plants.

Songs

Here's A Green Leaf

Here's a green leaf (show palm)
And here's a green leaf (Show other palm)
That, you see, makes two.
Here is a bud, (make a fist)
That is a flower.
Watch it bloom for you. (open fingers slowly)
From: Toddle on Over by Robin Works Davis pg 47

Planting Time

(To the tune of Row, Row, Row, your boat)
Dig, Dig, Dig the earth,
Then you plant your seed.
A gentle rain,
The bright sunshine,
And flowers you will see!
From: Toddle on Over by Robin Works Davis pg 47

Dig a Little Hole

(Do actions as suggested by words)
Dig a little hole
Plant a little seed
Pour a little water
Pull a little weed
Chase a little bug
There he goes!
Here comes the sun -
Let it grow, grow, grow.

Craft

From: Toddle on Over by Robin Works Davis pg 48
Sunflower coloring sheet. Let them color like the flowers in the book or any color they choose. For the Preschool you may even get out construction paper, glue and scissors and let them cut and paste pieces onto their flowers.

Other

For April, we used flowers from die cuts, you could use pictures or other sources to make a flower wreath for April.